by John Bayley · Abacus · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780349114293
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«Iris: A Memoir of Iris Murdoch» is John Bayley's memoir of his wife, published by Abacus in paperback (304 pages, in English).
John Bayley recalls his marriage to the philosopher and novelist Iris Murdoch, from its beginnings in Oxford in the 1950s to the decline caused by Alzheimer's. The book interweaves the chronicle of an eccentric life with a reflection on love, identity and loss, and paints a portrait of the writer and their relationship.
First installment of the trilogy The Iris Trilogy. The work won the Borders Original Voices Award in the non-fiction category in 1999; the original edition was published in 1998.
A book for readers of memoirs and literary biographies, and for those who want to learn about the relationship between Iris Murdoch and John Bayley.
